Think you’d ace Defence Against the Dark Arts? See for yourself. This gruelingly nauseating and onerous MuggleNet exercises will determine just how good of a chance you have at surviving and thwarting some of the nastiest spells around.

MuggleNet’s global book club, “Alohomora!”, continues its reread of the “Harry Potter” series by discussing Chapter 11 of “Order of the Phoenix”: “The Sorting Hat’s New Song.” Join hosts Noah, Kat, and Eric and fan-favorite guest host Micah Tannenbaum as they meet the latest and well, not the greatest, Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Quotes

“Well – it’s just that you seem to be laboring under the delusion that I am going to – what is the phrase? – come quietly. I am afraid I am not going to come quietly at all, Cornelius. I have absolutely no intention of being sent to Azkaban. I could break out, of course – but what a waste of time, and frankly, I can think of a whole host of things I would rather be doing.”

Did You Know

Did you know that the scholastic editor Arthur Levine suggested changing the title from “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” to “Harry Potter and the School of Magic” in order to not confuse American readers?